Coaching for Vision and Mission: How to make them come alive!

WHAT:   November CEO Program
TITLE:    Coaching for Vision and Mission:  How to make them come alive!
WHEN:   Wednesday, November 11, 2015 
WHERE: Merit Harbor Group, Tacoma        
                
How do you get your people to not only buy in, but to become genuinely excited about your vision and mission?  This highly interactive workshop will provide you with two concrete, hands-on coaching skills that you will be able to apply immediately to get your people fired up for your vision and mission.

LUNCH
All who are attending the morning session are invited to join us for lunch. Please let Dave Shapiro, Cosette Gibson-Pfaff or Stacey Romero know if you are not able to attend lunch.

MEMBERS
Members arrive at 7:30am for breakfast and check-in.  

MEMBER CANDIDATES    
There will be CEO Potential Member Candidates joining us for this workshop.
Potential Member Candidates are invited to the workshop and lunch; 8:50am-1:00pm.   

EMPLOYEE GUESTS
Employee Guests are invited to attend the workshop and lunch; 8:50 am - 1:00 pm.  Please RSVP to Stacey Romero by October 31, 2015 if you will be bringing employee guests.

HOST
Dave Shapiro of Excell Puget Sound

WHERE WE WILL MEET
Merit Harbor Group
2515 South Hood Street
Tacoma, WA  98402
Click HERE for Google maps.

Merit Harbor Group offices are located on the backside of the historic Rainier Connect Building. There is no sign for Merit Harbor in front of the building or door.  There will be someone out in front of the offices to greet you and guide you to the conference room.  Free angle-in parking is available alongside the building by the entrance.  The building is located next to Tacoma Self-Storage.

AGENDA
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TAKEAWAYS

• You will learn (and practice!) how to use story telling as a powerful leadership and coaching tool. 
• You will learn (and practice!) how to use metaphors as a powerful leadership and coaching tool.  

QUESTIONS THE CEO SHOULD BE ASKING:

• What were the strengths and weaknesses of my approach of coming up with my vision/mission/values? 
• What % of my people know what our vision/mission/values are? What % of those who know it truly ‘get it’? Why?
• What have I done that has worked to get people fired up and truly bought into my vision/mission/values?
• What metaphors and/or stories (if any) have I used to make my vision, mission, values come alive?

PREPARATION:
Please bring printouts of the following:

• Mission statement
• Vision statement
• Values statement

PRESENTER:

URS KOENIG, PhD, MBA  is the founder of Seattle-based RedPoint Leadership Coaching, that specializes in executive coaching and leadership development. His approach combines a successful track record as a leader in business, academia and competitive sports with strong professional leadership coaching and facilitation skills. Urs has coached 150+ leaders from businesses large and small helping them to lead more effectively, improve their bottom line, while finding more personal fulfillment in their career.

Urs' background include two years as a management consultant for A.T. Kearney/EDS, two years as the turnaround marketing director at Merriman, one of the Northwest’s largest investment advising firms.  Urs has also served as an adjunct professor at Seattle University where he taught business communication and as CEO peer group coach for Vistage International and Business Resource Services. He furthermore was an instructor at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) business planning workshops.

Prior to this, Urs worked as a lecturer/assistant professor and research fellow at the University of Zurich/Switzerland and the Australian National University, Canberra/Australia.  As an assistant professor, he published 20+ original journal articles and book chapters and presented at more than 30 conferences. 

Urs is an accomplished ultra cyclist. Since 2002, he has won numerous ultra bike races (200 to 3,000 miles) and holds several course records. Prior to his ultra cycling career, Urs was competitive Nordic skier and coach for the Swiss University Ski Team for 15 years.  He regularly placed in the top three at Swiss Championships and won numerous university championships worldwide.

Clients

Vistage International, Equity Office, Port Blakely Companies, Recology/CleanScapes, University Mechanical Contractors, McHale Performance Testing, Business Resource Services, 42 Inc., Northern Lights Capital Group, Outdoor Research (OR)

Education / Certifications

Urs holds an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management, Sydney/Australia as well as a PhD from the University of Zurich/Switzerland.  He holds the following executive coaching certifications: Master Certified Stakeholder Centered Leadership Coach (2015), Certified Team Stakeholder Centered Leadership Coach (2015), Certified Executive Coach by Mary Beth O'Neil,  (2006), Certified Change Professional by Centerpoint (2002), Certified Master Coach by Dr. Suzanne Skiffington (2002).

Contact Information

Urs@redpointcoaching.com
(206) 372 8626
www.redpointcoaching.com


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